San Francisco!

Ian has been traveling to Oakland, California every week for work so this last week I decided to tag along on the Southwest Airlines companion pass.  On Monday and Tuesday, I traveled over the Bay Bridge to San Francisco to visit my sister Jennie, brother-in-law Scott, and their two little girls.  They were visiting in San Francisco for a few days before moving to Beijing China.  We had a great time visiting all our favorite places in San Francisco!  First stop was to Fisherman's Wharf to enjoy some clam chowder in sour dough bread bowls.  Stop number two was Ghiradelli Square for some ice cream and chocolate.  Afterwards, we thought we would walk some of the calories off by walking down Lombard Street (the curviest street in the world).  We enjoyed seeing them before they flew to China!   

On Thursday, we drove North for some summer fun in Roseville!  We had a delicious picnic with Aunt Helen and two cousins, Erin and Allison, at Folsom Lake.  We enjoyed the short, but great visit!

4th of July Weekend

To start off the fourth of July weekend, we attended a Colorado Rockies game.  

The rest of the weekend was spent in Aspen, Colorado.  We drove through Independence Pass to get there.  What beautiful landscape!  

In Aspen, we enjoyed walking around the town, eating at the famous Little Annie's restaurant, watching fireworks, listening to a symphony, and hiking.  While hiking, we found a memorial garden for John Denver.  Many of his famous songs were inscribed on rocks.  I thought of my mom who introduced me to John Denver's music.  We watched fireworks in the evening on Aspen Mountain.  

 On Monday, we got up early and hiked to Crater Lake, which sits at the base of Maroon Bells.      

We decided to be adventurous and hiked off the beaten path to a beautiful waterfall near Crater Lake.  Ian is pictured here after having conquered the mountain to get to the waterfall.

The Move to Colorado

After our wedding, we had wonderful receptions in Colorado and California.  Then we picked up a U-Haul in Utah, loaded up all of our belongings, and drove to our new home in Centennial, Colorado.  We are happy to be living in the beautiful Rocky Mountains near family and friends.      

On our drive, we discovered that the new Sun Chip, biodegradable bag is the noisiest chip bag ever made!  No late night snacking on these chips.  It would wake up the whole house!

Wedding Day!

Ian and I got married on May 29, 2010 in the Salt Lake City temple.  We were married and sealed by my Grandpa Anderson.  Grandpa and Grammy are pictured here.

We had so many friends and family come from all parts of the country to help us celebrate!  Here is the Anderson family...  

...and the Finlay family.  

We had a wonderful luncheon afterward at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.  Later in the evening our reception was held at Thanksgiving Point.  Here are some of the pictures in the beautiful gardens.

Our families...

My handsome husband.

The girl to boy ratio in my family has always been heavier on the girl side.  With the addition of Ian and Brent (Kristen's husband who joined the family May 1st) the ratio is even now.  This was one of my favorite pictures.

The day was nearly perfect.  We enjoyed spending time with all of the friends and family we love!  I wish I could have included many more photos, but this post was already picture heavy.  Thank you for helping us celebrate!